Kmart, Sears to merge

[Inkara1]

Kmart Holding Corp. and Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced a merger agreement Wednesday that will create the nation's third-largest retail company, called Sears Holdings Corporation.

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[unclehobart]

So... we combine the 'I can't find anything I'm looking for' model from sears and blend it into kmarts utter lack of customer service and you get a baffling 18 layer management structure where you essentially have 3 people doing every job and noone doing it right. Sounds like a winner.

 

[Gato_Solo]

So... we combine the 'I can't find anything I'm looking for' model from sears and blend it into kmarts utter lack of customer service and you get a baffling 18 layer management structure where you essentially have 3 people doing every job and noone doing it right. Sounds like a winner.

But, but, but, they've got Martha Stewart Living stuff...

 

[catocom]

So... we combine the 'I can't find anything I'm looking for' model from sears and blend it into kmarts utter lack of customer service and you get a baffling 18 layer management structure where you essentially have 3 people doing every job and noone doing it right. Sounds like a winner.

LOL, and all this time I thought it was a localized thing.

 

[chcr]

LOL, and all this time I thought it was a localized thing.

Oh no. I've lived all over And they're all pretty much like that.

 

[unclehobart]

The only time that I have ever had a decent time at any of the major retailers is when you can find a small city (say 50-75k in population) where its been an institution for 2+ generations and all of the sales people have been there for 20+ years each. Thats when it has a real 'mom and pop shop' feel. They actually know what the products are, where they are, know your name, know their dealer reps by name... bla bla.

 

[HomeLAN]

Sears does two things well; tools and appliances. For everything else, they're shit, but they still rule the roost in those two areas. They even managed to chase retailers like Circuit City out of appliances.

KMart, OTOH, doesn't do anything well. If I were a Sears shareholder, I think I'd take the cash option on this one.

 

[Gonz]

K-Mart keeps the low end client busy quite well.

 

[HomeLAN]

Not as well as Walmart, Dollar Tree, 99 Cent Littlebucks, etc. do. They've been blown away within their own niche market. Bad news....

 

[Gonz]

Somewhere between Wally World & Target, there has to be several thousand lost & lonely souls in need of a store

 

[PostCode]

So... we combine the 'I can't find anything I'm looking for' model from sears and blend it into kmarts utter lack of customer service and you get a baffling 18 layer management structure where you essentially have 3 people doing every job and noone doing it right. Sounds like a winner.

And a blue light special on isle 5.

 

[catocom]

The Kmart here closed up about 5 years ago.
That place was since tore down and a whole new mall put up.
I just wondering if Sears is now going to move to a bigger building here.

 

[PT]

Blue Light Special in the Tool Section.

Now that may not be so bad...

 

[Gato_Solo]

Just a thought...they could change the name to S-mart...get it?

 

[markjs]

Does this mean my Benchtoptm tools that were warranteed by KMart are now eligeable to be rplaced with Craftsmanstm?

 

[HomeLAN]

Ooo, good question. Unfortunately, I have no idea.

 

[chcr]

Just a thought...they could change the name to S-mart...get it?

*groan*

 

[SouthernN'Proud]

OMFG....Something just occurred to me...



Should we soon be expecting Martha Stewart's and Bob Vila's love child?



Won't that be a blip...a know-it-all Yankee and a do-nothing Yankee...that kid ain't got a hope in Hell.

 

[Gonz]

Strange, it sounds like, if the numbers are examined & categorized, K-Mart is buying Sears. However, the long term forecast is for K-Mart to fade away & Sears to absorb their brands.

 

[HomeLAN]

My understanding is that both stores will continue with their brand name in their locations, but that KMart is basically buying Sears.

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